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Template:World Athletics displays an external link to an athlete's profile at the official website of World Athletics, the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was formerly known as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
For World Athletics tours titled in the form "World Athletics <x> Tour". Not including the defunct IAAF World Athletics Tour . See also: World Athletics Label Road Races .
This category is linked to World Athletics (previously IAAF) the international governing body for the sport of athletics as recognised by the International Olympic Committee. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The process to found World Athletics began in Stockholm, Sweden, on 18 July 1912 soon after the completion of the 1912 Summer Olympics in that city. At that meeting, 27 representatives from 17 national federations agreed to meet at a congress in Berlin, Germany, the following year, overseen by Sigfrid Edström who was to become the fledgling organisation's first president.
Two IAAF world championship events preceded the inaugural edition of the World Championships in Athletics in 1983. The 1976 World Championships had just one event – the men's 50 kilometres walk which was dropped from the Olympic programme for the 1976 Summer Olympics and the IAAF responded by setting up their own contest.
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A spin-off group, The Athletics Congress, held its first national track and field championships in 1980. The Athletics Congress was renamed USA Track & Field in 1993, and they have organized the annual championships ever since. [1]
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